Allegorical Figure of a Woman with a Shield or a Mirror (Prudence?), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1740 - 1750
1750
81.0 x 65.0 cm
giambattista tiepolo (1696 – 1770)
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Half naked allegorical female figure, sitting in the clouds with a shield or mirror. Probably the personification of Caution (Prudentia). Pendant of SK-A-3437. Grisaille on golden ground.
About this artwork
- Title: Allegorical Figure of a Woman with a Shield or a Mirror (Prudence?), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1740 - 1750
- Artist: giambattista tiepolo
- Year: 1750
- Original dimensions: 81.0 x 65.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color hue: Golden Yellow Range
- Perceived brightness: shadow